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Podcast: Eye on Veterans
Episode: VA on Toxic Exposure Claims: What vets need to do right now
Description:
Now that the law establishes a service connection for 23+ health conditions, we asked VA Press Secretary, Terrence Hayes, “What do veterans need to do next?” Hayes is more than just a senior VA spokesperson. He spent over a year in Iraq and truly understands how toxic exposures have hurt veterans over the last two decades.In this interview, we discussed:
Precisely which health conditions are now presumed to be “service-connected”?
What vets need to do right now?
Does VA have the staff to process all these new claims?
Will the backlog will affect how VA processes these cl...